The 1st Lo Nuestro Awards ceremony, presented by

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honoring the best Latin music of 1988 and 1989 took place on May 31, 1989 at the Knight Center, in

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. The ceremony was broadcast in the United States and Latin America by Univision. During the ceremony, nineteen categories were presented. Winners were announced at the live event and included Mexican band

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and Puerto-Rican singer

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receiving three awards each. Spanish performer

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earned two accolades, including Pop Album of the Year. Mexican singer-songwriter

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was named Producer of the Year, while Roberto Livi and Alberto Campoy won for Composer of the Year for the track "Toco Madera" performed by Spanish singer

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Background

In 1989, the

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were established by

, to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music. Joaquín Blaya, President of Univision, named the awards the "Hispanic

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", since the Lo Nuestro would be the first Spanish-language music awards shows that does not reveal winners before the broadcast of the show. "The time has come for us to legitimize an award that recognizes Hispanic talent, and we wanted to do it by the same standard that the (English language) industry is measured," Blaya added. The nominees and winners were selected by a voting poll conducted among program directors of Spanish-language radio stations in the United States and also based on chart performance on ''

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'' Latin music charts, with the results being tabulated and certified by the accounting firm

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. The award included a trophy shaped like a

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. The categories were for the Pop, Tropical/Salsa, and Regional Mexican genres, with additional awards for Producer, Composer and Crossover Artist of the Year, respectively. The 1st Lo Nuestro Awards ceremony was held on May 31, 1989 at the Knight Center, in

. The ceremony was broadcast in the United States and Latin America by Univision with an estimated audience of 200 million viewers in 16 countries.

Winners and nominees

Winners were announced before the live audience during the ceremony. Mexican band

dominated the Regional/Mexican field winning for Group, Song ("

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") and Album of the Year (''

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''). The album was nominated for a

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. Three awards were also received by Puerto-Rican

, including Tropical/Salsa Artist, Album (''

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'') and Song of the Year for his top ten single "

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". Mexican singer

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was awarded for Pop Song of the Year for "

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", a track that spent 16 weeks at number-one in the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs chart. ''

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'' by Spanish singer

won for Pop Album of the Year and reached number-one in the ''Billboard'' Latin Pop Albums chart.

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